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We are one month away from our Fifth Anniversary at WAHM Talk Radio.  Want to wish our team and listeners a happy birthday?  Use our Listener s Line! (214) 615-6505 ext 9115. My co-host this week is Annette Yen of Fun on the Ark.  Annette has been on the show before and she is a familiar face around the Work at Home Mom Community. We talk about how she is doing in her direct sales business and get into some chatter about the social networks we love and others we ve lost touch with.  She even talked me into joining Twitter Moms during our conversation. News ll answer as many questions as she can in one hour and she is going to be giving away a free copy of the Thesis Wordpress theme. Evening Webinar with Sandra Jensen On Wednesday, October 15th at 9pm EST Sandra is going to be sharing her tips for Shipping Christmas - Christmas goodies that is!  Do you want to send something yummy to a loved one far away?  Learn how to safeguard your package and get the goods to their destination in tact. If you re on my personal mailing list you ll receive login info - or follow me on Twitter (@kellymccausey) for live invites. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business?  Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #242

I m answering Questions from the Mail Bag today. I do get a lot of listener email and questions from my personal mailing list. Question #1: Why do you charge for teleseminar recordings (Moms Affiliate Expo) when your radio show is always free? What s the difference? Question #2: I ve heard you talk about personality types.  I m phlegmatic, very laid back and easy going. What kind of home business do you think I would be good at?  (Recommended Book: Personality Plus) Question #3: I m so impressed with the work you did on Aurelia William s life coaching site.  How did you learn to create graphics? Question #4: You mentioned recently that you are good friends with your VA.  I ve had trouble working with friends.  How do the two of you keep things professional? Then you get to enjoy a cup of coffee with Sarah Contributing Host Sarah Zeldman of Solutions for Busy Moms tells us what she thinks about the book The E-Myth Revisited   by Michael Gerber.  There is an Mp3 version of the book available.  Sarah makes reference to the One Page Business Plan. By the way, Sarah provides home business coaching. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business?  Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #241

It s Coffee with Kelly this week which means it s just you and me mom My topic is Are You As Ready As You Think You Are? I co-authored an important blog post this week for the WAHM 2.0 blog at Sparkplugging.  Because the topic was being a single work at home mom I invited my friend Angela Wills to join me in writing it.  It s all about the ways we had to change our mindet about things in order to succeed as business women.  There are some fantastic takeaway lessons included in the post so I hope you ll go read it through and share your thoughts in the comment section. The truth is if Angela and I had not had some very important breakthroughs in the way we thought and the way we worked - we would still be breaking our backs working a full time job and trying to eke out a little something extra on the internet. Whether you are a single mom or not - you will probably recognize the important issues and be able to identify those that you ve conquered and those you have yet to master. Moms Affiliate Expo Recordings Available - The first annual Moms Affiliate Expo is over - but you can grab a complete recordings pack now for just $17. (Actually - you are invited to join me Friday night at 9pm EST for the final session of the Expo entitled, The First Five Steps to Affiliate Marketing for the brand new mom.) Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #240

Contributing Host Sarah Zeldman of Solutions for Busy Moms brings us an interview with Kim Klaver of Banana Marketing.  Kim is a Harvard Graduate and master of Network Marketing no-pressure sales methods make direct sales and network marketing much easier for women. She teaches women how to uses their own experiences to create a solid customer base. Friends, Lies s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #239

Have you ever wanted to launch your own work at home mom website? It seems like a lot of WAHMs do - there are hundreds of them on the web. More pop up every month and just as many drop off. Why do some WAHM site owners do well while others struggle to turn a profit? For today s show, we re defining WAHM Sites as websites created to provide information to work at home moms. (Not sites owned by moms for other purposes.) I invited my friend Teresa Smolinski, a long time work at home mom to join me for a chat about the allure of WAHM sites and our thoughts on why some succeed while others fail. Teresa admits that after ten plus years of working at home, she is starting to feel an itch to create something of value for the WAHM. How will her experience and success in business set her apart from others? Listen in! Teresa s websites: Pre-Wrap Kids-in-Biz Internet Based Kids Moms Affiliate Expo Register for the September Moms Affiliate Expo and get access to exclusive interview audios being released all summer. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business? Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me. Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #238

Anita Marchesani is a WAHM, a personal coach and licensed psychologist.  After deciding to pursue an at home lifestyle Dr. Anita also tackled homeschooling her kids. With such a busy home she still manages to operate in her area of passion. How do you know when you re officially stressed out?  Are you like me and have a hard time admitting that you re under stress?  Don t we all want to be super-women? Dr. Anita has great tips for recognizing stress and dealing with it effectively.  She also has some warnings for those who avoid dealing with it. Stress can have long term serious repercussions and as moms - we don t want anything to do with those! Anita has written a book, Help! I m a WAHM: Stress Relief for Mothers Doing It All which is available for online purchase. Anita s other sites include: The Balanced WAHM Blog Fitness Calling Moms Inc Wednesday Night $1.00 Seminar Learn Long Term Press Release Strategy with Patrysha Korchinski and Carrie Lauth this Wednesday night at 9pm Eastern for just one thin PayPal Dollar. Download the free report: You Can t Write Just One right now! Moms Affiliate Expo Register for the September Moms Affiliate Expo and get access to exclusive interview audios being released all summer. Time Management Survey Please take a minute or two to respond to my Quick Time Management Survey over on the Mom Masterminds Blog. 42 Day Launch Incubator Do you have an information product inside of you just bursting to get out?  Carrie Lauth and I are team-coaching individuals through a special six week program designed to help you launch an entry level information product the right way.  Check it out here. Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #237

This week Contributing Host Sarah Zeldman interviews Nancy Cleary. Nancy Cleary is the founder and CEO of Wyatt-MacKenzie - the leading independent publisher of mom writers internationally. Nancy has 20 years experience as a professional graphic designer and branding expert, and her publishing company celebrates 10 years of empowering authors, creating unforgettable brands, award-winning books, and catapulting the careers of moms. Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing Submissions Info Secret to Getting Publishing Audio (Abridged, but downloadable) Be Your Own Publisher: Self-Publish Like You Know What You re Doing (Free eBook) AUDIOS from WM Authors A Book Is Born Preview Video The full Secret to Publishing class Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #236

My guest this week is Deb Ng of Blog Talk Radio.  Deb serves as BTR s Community Manager and I ve asked her to share about her experiences as a professional blogger and tell us how blogging for pay led her to a full time telecommuting job in the area of social networking. How would you like to work full time from home by blogging, twittering and acting as an all around cheerleader and activist for something you love? Deb did it and it s pretty exciting to consider what this means as far as other opportunities out there. Deb s other websites include Freelance Writing Gigs and Network Blogging Tips. News s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #235

This week I welcome Sarah Zeldman of Solutions for Busy Moms to Work at Home Moms Talk Radio as a new Contributing Host.  Sarah will be bringing us great interviews and resources on a regular basis.  I am thrilled to have her on our team and look forward to enjoying the content she delivers. Sarah s first guest is Maria Marsala, founder of Elevating Your Business and a licensed One Page Business Plan® consultant draws on her Wall Street trading experience and 30-plus years of business success to help business owners nationwide. Her specialty is helping business owners build bigger, better businesses by streamlining the parts of business they choose to ignore: planning, administration, operations. Maria s written more than 200 business and Internet articles and has appeared on TV Ideal Client Package at a discount email Maria at:  maria@elevatingyourbusiness.com News s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #234

My special guest this week is Tara Brown of Publish Our Stories. Tara responded to a blog post of mine about the many limitations that many direct sales companies place on online promotion by their representatives. Mother of five, Tara has found a direct sales business that suits her busy family life and that gives her freedom to promote her interests both online and offline. The business is Cherish Bound. I really wanted to talk to Tara about her business choice and let you see how she is taking advantage of the web; especially how she is using a blog to naturally promote her business. News s guest is Brandie Kajino of The Home Office Organizer. Register for the September Moms Affiliate Expo and get access to exclusive interview audios being released all summer. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business? Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me. Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #233

My special guest this week is Katie Yeakle of American Writers and Artists, Inc. Katie is AWAI s Executive Director and agreed to come on Work at Home Moms Talk Radio to share about a career as a work at home copywriter and the AWAI training program. Sparkplugging announced the launch SparkplugU.com. It is very unique new learning resource on the web with a great variety of courses available from Wendy, Sparkplugging Authors and other experts. I m teaching a course on Podcasting of course - so if you re looking to launch a new show or struggling with what you already have, come check out my course. News s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me. Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #232

My guest this week his Heather Janssen of Get Born Magazine.  She is a work at home mom of four little girls age 2, 4, 6 ll also be sharing Important news about Mom Masterminds and Blog Evangelists! News s Talk Biz. (Can participate weekly.) The 2008 Hot Seminar Series runs on every Wednesday this summer at 9pm Eastern. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business?  Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #231

Today s topic: What doesn t belong on a service provider s website. (Virtual Assistant, Writer, Designer, etc.) Listen in for the no-no s you may be commiting on your website. My big news this week is the launch of my new membership site, Blog Evangelists. Yes, it breaks the 2008 rule about no new projects but I have forgiven myself so I hope you can too! Blog Evangelists will teach members how to create, launch and build a local blog design company. It s a great niche for 2008 and beyond. Sound interesting? Check it out! Family updates: The manchild is no more a manchild, he is now a man. Sean turned 18 this week! I m a proud mama! And if you missed the good news, Piper came home from the hospital on Friday night. She s well on the mend from the infection that had her burning up to 105 degrees. (Thanks for all of your support and prayers!) (Here s a pic of Piper and Sean at the hospital) News s Talk Biz. (Can participate weekly.) The 2008 Hot Seminar Series runs on every Wednesday this summer at 9pm Eastern. Mom s Morning Show is on hiatus this week, we ll be back July 7th! Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business? Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me. Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #230

Mom, have you cheated on Twitter with Plurk? Twitter is my virtual water cooler of choice and I refuse to cheat on it with other stream of blabber/micro blogging watering holes on the web - but many have no problem sneaking over the fence to dabble in other social networking sites. Sure, Twitter has had it s troubles lately - but I can be patient and hope that they get things under control soon. Dr. Daisy Sutherland joins me to talk about her experiences with Twitter and Plurk.  If you re wondering, the Dr title comes from her training as a Chiropractor.  Mom of five, she is devoted to homeschooling her kids and developing her home based business efforts as a blogger and freelance writer. News s Talk Biz. (Can participate weekly.) The 2008 Hot Seminar Series runs on every Wednesday this summer at 9pm Eastern. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business?  Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Join Kelly and the rest of the Mom s Morning Show Crew every Weekday Morning from 10:30 to 11:30am Eastern Time for fun and thought provoking conversation on topics that range from home life to business life. Listen Live on Blog Talk Radio Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #229

This week we re going to chat about Things You Should Know The PayPal Plugin - Tell your peeps about it! You used to be able to generate a Mastercard CC number from your PayPal account and that function went away a few years ago.  Well, it s back and it s easier than ever to use. You can generate a secure CC number complete with security code and use it to make a purchase anywhere on the net, even Amazon.com. If you happen to sell a product but do not accept PayPal, tell your visitors about this plugin. The Aweber Price Increase - Don t Freak Out If you re an existing customer you will only be effected if you decide to upgrade. If you re an affiliate you stand to profit from the higher prices as the website indicates that your commissions are a straight 20% on the first level and 10% on the second level. Catch the awesome discussion of the aweber price increase on Lynn Terry s ClickNewz Blog Wordpress Exploit - Check Your Blog Now! Wordpress is growing more popular every day and as user numbers climb so will attempts to take advantage.  There was an exploit that became known back in the spring that has been causing some WP users trouble. You can read a bit about what to look for here and visit the Wordpress Forums to dig deeper. Have you upgraded your blog yet?  If you re a MomWebs Customer you can order an upgrade by submitting a support ticket.  It will cost you $25 and include any subsequent upgrades for 90 days.  (If you re not a MomWebs Customer, we ll still help you out.) Read the Wordpress Security White Sheet News s Talk Biz. (Can participate weekly.) The 2008 Hot Seminar Series starts June 18th! Mark your calendars for Wednesday at 9pm Eastern. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business?  Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Join Kelly and the rest of the Mom s Morning Show Crew every Weekday Morning from 10:30 to 11:30am Eastern Time for fun and thought provoking conversation on topics that range from home life to business life. Listen Live on Blog Talk Radio This week on Mom s Morning Show we re talking about Computers, Software and Tech Tools. Call in and share your favorite brands and tips for choosing solutions for our businesses. Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #228

What is a Product Funnel? My returning guest this week is Sarah Zeldman of Solutions for Busy Moms.  Sarah is a Life and Home Business Coach with a strategic eye for long term planning. After having her on two weeks ago I asked her to come back and share more in detail about her product funnel and she agreed.  So tune in to learn about how developing a product funnel for your internet marketing business can help you plan for the future and build solid profits. Grab her neat printable funnel blank here News s Talk Biz. (Can participate weekly.) The 2008 Hot Seminar Series starts June 18th! Mark your calendars for Wednesday at 9pm Eastern. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business?  Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me.  Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Join Kelly and the rest of the Mom s Morning Show Crew every Weekday Morning from 10:30 to 11:30am Eastern Time for fun and thought provoking conversation on topics that range from home life to business life. Listen Live on Blog Talk Radio Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #227

Make sure you listen to today s show for your Listen to Win Secret Phrase! My guest this week is Sarah Zeldman of Solutions for Busy Moms. Sarah is a long time member of Mom Masterminds and has been diligently building high quality resources for moms while managing a busy home life. Every WAHM has a lot to juggle, but there some some times in our lives when one area of our world threatens to take over another. Feelings of overwhelm can sap our energy. Sarah has been there and she calls it losing her mojo . Listen in to hear her experiences and the advice we both have to share about what to do if you find yourself a bit low on mojo one day. News s are retiring permanently on May 30th so grab them while you can. Do you have a question about how to get rolling with your business? Use our Listener s Line to call in your questions (Call my Listener s Line at (214) 615-6505 ext 9115.) or feel free to email it to me. Maybe I ll answer your question on next week s show. For the WAHM and her family, Kelly McCausey Join Kelly and the rest of the Mom s Morning Show Crew every Weekday Morning from 10:30 to 11:30am Eastern Time for fun and thought provoking conversation on topics that range from home life to business life. Listen Live on Blog Talk Radio Post from: Work at Home Moms Talk Radio where you can learn to make money from home. Work at Home Moms Talk Radio #226

Make sure you listen to today s show for your Listen to Win Secret Phrase! My guests this week are Cara Mirabella of The Household Helper who will share a few tips with us on how to not let the house go to pieces while we build up our business and take care [...]

My featured guest this week is Michelle Waters, host of Product Sellers Talk Radio and owner of Waters Web Solutions, home of the Shop Kit Plus. Michelle is here to talk about the steps you need to take in making sure that you own your website, from the domain name to [...]

My featured guest this week is Carrie Lauth, host of Natural Moms Talk Radio.  Carrie has joined me in Examining Improving her business this year.  As a newly single mother she has had to get pretty serious about making sure that she spends her time on projects that bear [...]

My featured guest this week is Vera Raposo, the mastermind behind ScrapVenture and new owner of Small Business Branding. Vera has been my guest before and she has blessed me by coming back to share how her business has grown. You re going to be inspired by Vera s story and [...]

My featured guest this week is Mark Daoust of Quiet Light Brokerage. He is here to answer all of our questions about setting a value on a website that we hope to sell. If you ve ever thought about selling one of your online projects you ll find this interview very educational.I asked him these questions [...]

My featured guest this week is Laura Hamrick of OnTray2Go. This is Laura s second appearance and she gives us an update on her progress in promoting her invention.I was very interested to hear her experiences in having her product for kids included in an exclusive Oscar Nominee s Gift Bag. I recently blogged about [...]

You will really enjoy this week s featured guest.  Jennifer Laycock, Editor in Chief of Search Engine Guide is with me and we re talking about social media and the Unleashed Conference they are putting on in Houston this in April. Jennifer has helped create online marketing strategies for companies like Verizon, American Greetings, Highlights for Children and [...]

Catch up with me as I try to get my head on straight following my second move in one year.  I m chatting about doing a Brain Dump, my continuing efforts to Examine and Improve and giving some kudos to fellow work at home moms. Share This

This week my guest is Barbara Ryan of Cherish Collages and DIY Collages. I m looking forward to sharing our conversation with you because Barbara is doing something that so many artistic people would like to do, she is actually making money from her hobby! Barbara started out simply offering her digital collage skills to others and [...]

This week I m talking about ways that a good web writer can gain exposure and earn an income on the internet. Ghostwriting, freelancing, paid blogging are ways to get paid by others for your skills. Then there are ways to generate your own income such as creating content sites, info products and PLR. Tune [...]

It s Coffee with Kelly and I m recapping the week of discussion about Wordpress Blogging.  I ll also be sharing a cool new plugin and widget that I m using on the blog here as well as a potentially cool new way to monetize your website. Read more about it and grab all the resources links on the main [...]

After a great week of talking about Being Positive in Life and Business over on Mom s Morning Show I have a great guest on WAHM Talk Radio this week sharing her own story of learning to keep things positive in a home based business. Working at home full time can be very isolating.  Wendy Piersall of [...]

Mindy Benkert of  AtHomeDirectory.com is my guest this week.  Meet this mother of two and learn about her comprehensive work at home directory and how you can take advantage of her free offer. Regina Baker from WAHMCart pops in with another great ecommerce advisor tip too. Join me and the Mom s Morning Show Crew all this week [...]